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No. 9 Tennessee broke its long losing skid to Florida earlier this season and now No. 5 Washington and No. 10 Miami get their chances to turn around a couple of recently one-sided rivalries.The Hurricanes have lost six straight to the Seminoles and nine of 11 in a series that had a run in the late 1980s and early `90s of often producing the most important college football game of the season.For the Huskies, their run of futility against Oregon has been longer and uglier. Washington has lost 12 straight to the Ducks by an average margin of 23 points.Things are looking up for both the Hurricanes and Huskies, though far more so for Washington. The Huskies are coming off smashing Stanford and have a top-five ranking for the first time since the end of the 2000 season. They even get a little extra rest, having played last Friday night. Meanwhile, the Ducks are on their first three-game losing streak since 2007. This looks like a mismatch in the Huskies favor, despite recent history.The Hurricanes should be more guarded in their optimism. Sure they are favored, and they are the higher ranked team heading into the game for the first time since 2010. But the `Noles won that 2010 game 45-17.And as for those Volunteers, who snapped an 11-game losing streak to the Gators and then beat Georgia with a Hail Mary, it gets even tougher this week with a trip to No. 8 Texas A&M.The picks:FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTSNo. 3 Clemson (minus 17) at Boston CollegeA BYOE game for the Tigers. Bring your own energy into a stadium that might not have much juice for a home team on a 10-game ACC losing streak. Plus, the Red Sox are playing Friday, too ... CLEMSON 35-10.No. 19 Boise State (minus 17) at New MexicoThe Lobos upset the Broncos last season, breaking off a bunch of big passes out of their triple-option; the season before, they ran for 505 yards in a close loss ... BOISE STATE 38-24.MAIN EVENTNo. 9 Tennessee (plus 7) at No. 8 Texas A&MSeems like too much to ask Josh Dobbs and the Vols to win another big road game after two draining weeks ... TEXAS A&M 28-19.STREAKSNo. 1 Alabama (plus 14) at No. 16 ArkansasThe Razorbacks have lost nine straight to the Crimson Tide ... ALABAMA 31-16.Indiana (plus 29) at No. 2 Ohio StateThe last time the Hoosiers avoided losing to the Buckeyes was 1990, when they tied. Last Indiana victory was 1988 ... OHIO STATE 49-17.No. 5 Washington (minus 8) at OregonOne game cant make up for 12 years of frustration, but the Huskies can certainly try ... WASHINGTON 45-21, BEST BET.No. 23 Florida State (plus 3) at No. 10 MiamiA real Hurricane is threatening the region and could disrupt this game ... FLORIDA STATE 28-23, UPSET SPECIAL.Washington State (plus 7+) at No. 15 StanfordThe Cougars have lost eight-straight to the Cardinal ... STANFORD 33-24CONFERENCE CALLSNo. 4 Michigan (minus 27+) at RutgersWolverines star Jabrill Peppers returns to his home state. And just a few days after his birthday, too ... MICHIGAN 45-13.No. 6 Houston (minus 17) at NavyThe Midshipmen need to play keep-away against Greg Ward Jr. and the Cougars ... HOUSTON 40-20.No. 25 Virginia Tech (plus 2+) at No. 17 North CarolinaTar Heels QB Mitch Trubisky starting to get some Heisman buzz ... NORTH CAROLINA 35-28.LSU (minus 3) at No. 18 FloridaRB Leonard Fournette iffy at best for Tigers; QB Luke Del Rio the same for the Gators ... LSU 24-17.No. 20 Oklahoma (minus 10) vs. Texas at DallasRed River has rarely looked so murky. Hard to figure either team right now ... OKLAHOMA 42-35.No. 21 Colorado (plus 4+) at Southern CaliforniaSam Darnold has brought hope for a recovery at USC ... USC 35-24.Arizona (plus 9) at No. 24 UtahBoth teams are banged up, but the Wildcats might be starting freshman QB Kahlil Tate against one of the Pac-12s better defenses ... UTAH 28-17.TWITTER REQUESTSBYU (plus 6) at Michigan State -- (at)aolsenUnder-the-radar star: Cougars RB Jamaal Williams is third in the nation in rushing at 140.6 yards per game while playing four Power Five schools and maybe the best team in the MAC ... MICHIGAN STATE 28-21.Auburn (minus 3) at Mississippi State -- (at)conorgattisThe Bulldogs have won three of four in the series and Tigers coach Gus Malzahn is next in line to start feeling the heat in the SEC now that Les Miles is gone ... AUBURN 23-21.Notre Dame (plus 1+) at North Carolina State -- (at)MPVahalikWolfpack begins a three-game stretch that also includes road games at Clemson and Louisville. This is the most winnable ... NORTH CAROLINA STATE 38-31.Maryland (minus 1+) at Penn State -- (at)iamDougWarrenThe Terps 4-0 start is built on sketchy opposition, but there are promising numbers underneath: plus-141 yards per game and only two turnovers ... PENN STATE 28-23.---Record: Last week 19-6 straight; 11-14 vs. points.Season: 75-25; 47-50-1.Upset specials: 1-4.Best bets: 0-5.---Follow Ralph D. Russo at www.Twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP---More college football coverage at www.collegefootball.ap.orgDoug Williams Womens Jersey . Jeff Green scored 13 points and Kris Humphries 12 for the Celtics, who nearly blew an 18-point, second-half lead. Sullingers 20-20 was the first by a Celtics player since Kevin Garnetts first game in Boston in 2007. Garnett was dealt -- along with Paul Pierce -- to Brooklyn during the off-season. 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The Real Madrid forward has scored 66 goals in 2013, but the last three may be the boost he needs to upstage Messi after FIFA unexpectedly extended the voting period for the Ballon dOr to Nov.GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Without Eddie Lacy, the Green Bay Packers offense has become the most pass-happy attack in the NFL.With Lacy out following ankle surgery thats sidelined him for the past four games and will keep him out Sunday night at Washington, the Packers sputtering offense has been at its best throwing early and often. Coach Mike McCarthy, however, wants to build a more balanced attack after Aaron Rodgers dropped back 59 times and handed off only 10 times in last weeks blowout loss at Tennessee.I always want to run the ball more, but I also want to throw it 55 times a game, too, McCarthy said Wednesday. Thats the way games are. You have to run the ball. Everything starts with running the football. You cant extend your offensive line and your pass-protection unit the way we have. Running the football is very important for a number of different reasons.To that end, Green Bay was awarded running back Christine Michael on waivers Wednesday. Michael joins a backfield with veteran James Starks, who returned last week after missing four games following knee surgery.Michael was released by the Seahawks on Tuesday despite being the teams leading rusher with 469 yards (4.0 average) and six touchdowns. The hope is he will help deliver the balance the failed trade with Kansas City last month for Knile Davis didnt provide. Davis carried five times for 5 yards in two games before he was released Oct. 31.It allows us to get balanced again, receiver Jordy Nelson said of Starks and before the addition of Michael. I think thats what we were able to do early in the year, just stay balanced. It allowed us to get into the play action. It makes the defense worry about another playmaker out there. I think he brings the screen game into it as well, like he did last week when he scored a touchdown on a screen.When you dont have a running back, its hard to do those things. Weve tried to manage. I think weve done a decent job with the circumstances but, hopefully, we can get some guys healthy and get back to a normal offense.The Packers offense has been anything but normal. They are paassing two-thirds of the time, the highest rate in the league.dddddddddddd Rodgers had a big game in almost upsetting Atlanta in Week 8 and rallied the team from deficits in losses to Indianapolis in Week 9 and Tennessee in Week 10. However, without the threat of a running game, the statistical production hasnt been consistently good. While Rodgers is third with 22 touchdown passes, he ranks 16th with a passer rating of 93.9, 20th with a completion rate of 63.1 percent, and 29th with 6.53 yards per dropback.Redskins cornerback Josh Norman said dont be fooled by those mediocre numbers.Hey, man, lets not get things mistaken over there, said Norman, who called Rodgers and New Englands Tom Brady the best quarterbacks in the NFL.That guy can hit you at any time, any place, anywhere, any given day, any given game, Norman added. I really dont care what the outside noise is. I know who were facing and thats a cerebral quarterback thats the best of the best at what hes doing. Regardless of what others may think of him, I know for a fact that that is the toughest quarterback challenge to face because he has everything in his toolbox, in his arsenal, to make them win.Time is of the essence for Green Bays offense to build an effective identity. With Starks and Michael, can it find balance? With Rodgers, is throwing the football repeatedly the way to go?The Packers have lost three in a row and four of their last five games. At 4-5, their best road to the playoffs is through the beleaguered NFC North, in which neither Minnesota nor Detroit (both 5-4) has seized control.It doesnt matter stats-wise if were running it a bunch of throwing it a bunch, Rodgers said. We just need to find a way to win. If weve got to throw it 60 times to win, weve done that before. Obviously, youd love to have some balance, but, at this point in the season, it comes down to winning football games.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '